Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-17
HOW TO AVOID WRINKLES.
Something Better Than Cosmetics for
TN, Eace-Facial CaIisthenics,


the Face-Facisl CaIisthenics.
How Young she looks" How does
she manage to conceal the marks Of age!''
Who has not heard these phrases fitting
about the auditorium Of a theatre when
some long popular actress is on the
boards: The questidAers are not always
ladies, but is rule the ladies are most
vitality interested in the problem suggest
ell. How can one prevent age from
showing itself in the face, and what is
the secret Of the actress long enduring
youth. As To the latter. il is hardly
worth while 10 pay much attention 10 II,
think. for the art of making up for the
stage is quite different matter from
that of making up for the drawing room.
In the one case the artist can make use
of broad, suggestive touches: IN the
other everything must hear an elaborate
finish, So there are two styles Of paint
ing in vogue in facial development as
well as in pictorial art.
But know something much better
than painting for preserving a youthful
appearance 10 the face. Ii is very sim
pie. and was suggested by the massage
treatment for removing supertluous flesh.
In this case the object is in measure to
restore wasted flesh. or rather To prevent
waste. Wrinkles, the surest mark of adj
vancing age, and the hardest to eradicate
or conceal. are due to the gradual wear
ing away Of flesh underneath the cuticle.
Why does il wear away! Because the
facial muscles have either too little or the
wrong kind of exercise. 1t will be Oh
served that wrinkles usually take down.
ward course. This is due 10 the wrong
kind of exercise. What exercise: Why,
the washing and wiping of the face, to
be sure. Not that am going TO advo-
cate the discontinuance of this salutary
and wholesome exercise; | simply sug-
gest a change in the method. Instead
of rubbing the face down in washing and
wiping always rub upwards, This will
have the effect of counteracting the i'll
fluence of the flesh to depart from under
the cuticle and will keep the face free
from wrinkles. Ii is rather an awkward
habit TO acquire at first, but perseverance
will make il second nature, AMI the re-
suit is worth many pains. This exercise
is designed particularly for the benefit of
the ewes and the upper portion Of the
cheeks.
For the lower and middle portion.
where hollowneSs is often noted rather
than wrinkles. but sometimes both. there
is another plan. The facial muscles are
subjected 10 very slight activity in the
ordinary cXertiOns of eating AMI talking.
To al lhc cheeks OH, plump and round il
is necessary To develop the muscles there.
These muscles are very slight at the best.
and any S;srial effort well directed will
increase them in capacity and size. An
excellent exercise for this purpose is this:
Take piece Of soft leather, kid or
chamois skin will do. and put the end of
il between the teeth: then chew gently
upon il for several minutes. taking care
not 10 raise the teeth from the leather.
Ii the lsth are raised il will bring into
play ONLY Ilr ordinary muscles of maSti-
cation. whereas the purpose is to develop
thoSr that are seldom used. One who
tries this method will find the check
going through a queer action that is any
thing bu, graceful and pretty; nevcrthe-
less. il il immensely effective, and will
restore Ia its youthful plumpncSs even the
most hollow cheeks of the decrcpid SEX
agenarian. Those in middle life or those
who are just beginning TO feel the ap-
proach Of age will find this plan especially
favorable. Its beauty does not recon-
mend il. hut its simplicity does.
II occurs TO me 10 inquire why talking
should not be effective in keeping the
facial muscles fully developed. There
are women who talk incessantly, and il
might seem that uninterrupted activity
of the mouth in conversation would be
enough 10 effect all the enlarging Of
muscles desirable TO attain a youthful
appearance. So il would. IL talking
exercised the right muscles. 1t will be
observed that the most talkaliye women
have the most hollow cheeks, so there is
no encouragement in this for cultivating
conversational powers. The reason why
excessive talking brings with il a pre-
mature decay of facial beauty is that
talking exercises almost exclusively the
orbicularis Oris. the muscle that serves as
a mouth opener. The tongue and throat
muscles are brought into play, Of course,
but they arc not Ia be considered in dis
cuSsing what may have an effect upon
the external face. When the orbicularis
oris. therefore. is exercised to the ex-
clusion of the more distant portions Of
the cheeks. il will lie developed abnor-
mally in strength; and when advancing
age brings about the decay Of the tender
checks. the sinewy orbicularis oris re-
mains in it, full vigor and size. and the
cheeks appear cuIrespondingly so much
the more hollow and wasted There is
no danger To any one who indulges
moderately in conversation. but IL any
one has any fears on the matter they
may be set al rest by timely practice
with the strip Of leather. And don't
forget to rub up when you wash and
wipe. .-Globc-Democrat.
Where They Use Stills.